'diaspora' (working title)

 Video performance.


 THEORETICAL MOTIVATIONS

 A progression of feedback, from audio to video.

 What began as visual exploration of the surrounding
 space and feedback, ultimately turned into a
 performance piece. Soft, rhythmic colors appear on
 the screen based on the motions of the performer,
 capturing the visual environment and layering it back
 onto itself.


 TECHNICAL DISCUSSION

 The first instance of 'diaspora' was as a
 self-contained image generator, to be accompanied by
 audio from the performer. This slowly changed until
 the project became a sort of 'Video Jockey' device to
 complement recordings.

 As the original motivation was to include the
 environment -- both audible and visible -- sound
 playback capabilities were added again. The latest
 version of the piece takes a set of pre-recorded
 samples, and alters them based on the brightness and
 motion in the piece.


 DOCUMENTATION

 A performance from March 2005 at Rx Gallery in 
 San Francisco. This is a montage of a video
 performance that was choreographed live to
 pre-recorded music.

 
 Rx Gallery performance.
(03:00, 37MB MOV)


 Narrated documentation of the piece which describes
 the major components.
 
 Music is by Tape, 'Return to ship'.

 
 Visual description of performance.
(04:46, 30MB MOV)


 An audio/video performance recorded for DVD. 
 The sound is generated live along with the video, 
 with samples taken from 'dispersal, residue' and 
 pitch-altered with rules similar to that piece.

 
 Screen render, with audio generation.
(04:31, 62MB MOV)


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